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Colorado cantaloupesenCopyright 2017 NPR - For Personal Use OnlyNPR API RSS Generator 0.94Wed, 14 Aug 2013 03:05:00 -0400https://media.npr.org/images/stations/nprone_logos/npr.png?s=200Colorado cantaloupeshttps://www.npr.org
Listeria Outbreak Still Haunts Colorado's Cantaloupe GrowersThe contaminated fruit that killed 33 people and sickened at least 147 others in 2011 came from a farm 90 miles from Rocky Ford, Colo. But the town's many melon farmers took a huge hit nonetheless, and are still trying to convince the public their cantaloupes are safe.Wed, 14 Aug 2013 03:05:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/08/14/211784739/listeria-outbreak-still-haunts-colorados-cantaloupe-growers?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=coloradocantaloupes
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The contaminated fruit that killed 33 people and sickened at least 147 others in 2011 came from a farm 90 miles from Rocky Ford, Colo. But the town's many melon farmers took a huge hit nonetheless, and are still trying to convince the public their cantaloupes are safe.

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]]>Eric WhitneyTainted Cantaloupes Claim 18 Lives, Sicken 100Even now, weeks after the suspect cantaloupes were recalled, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cautions that there may be more reports of illness to come. The incubation period for listeriosis varies, but it can take as long as two months for symptoms to develop.Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:52:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/10/05/141073732/tainted-cantaloupes-claim-18-lives-sicken-100?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=coloradocantaloupes
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/10/05/141073732/tainted-cantaloupes-claim-18-lives-sicken-100?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=coloradocantaloupesEven now, weeks after the suspect cantaloupes were recalled, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cautions that there may be more reports of illness to come. The incubation period for listeriosis varies, but it can take as long as two months for symptoms to develop.

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]]>Scott HensleyListeria Outbreak Tied To Colorado Cantaloupes; 13 Known DeadIt's already the deadliest such outbreak in the U.S. since 1998. Seventy-two cases have been reported in 18 states so far and the death toll is expected to rise. Listeria is more dangerous than other pathogens such as salmonella and E. coli.Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:30:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/09/28/140868857/listeria-outbreak-tied-to-colorado-cantaloupes-13-known-dead?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=coloradocantaloupes
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/09/28/140868857/listeria-outbreak-tied-to-colorado-cantaloupes-13-known-dead?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=coloradocantaloupesIt's already the deadliest such outbreak in the U.S. since 1998. Seventy-two cases have been reported in 18 states so far and the death toll is expected to rise. Listeria is more dangerous than other pathogens such as salmonella and E. coli.